Abstract
BackgroundThose pelvic parameters of sacral slope (SS) and pelvic tilt (PT) correlated significantly to lumbar spine and hip joints respectively. We proposed the match between SS and PT, namely spinopelvic index (SPI), in order to investigate whether the SPI correlated to proximal junctional failure (PJF) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) after correction surgery.MethodsNinety-nine ASD patients who had undergone long-fusion (≥ 5 vertebras) surgeries were reviewed retrospectively in two medical institutions from January 2018 to December 2019. Those SPI were calculated with the equation: SPI = SS/PT, and analyzed using the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis. All participants were subdivided into the observational and control group. Comparisons of demographics, surgical and radiographic data between the two groups were performed. A Kaplan–Meier curve and log-rank test was used to analyze the differences in PJF-free survival time, and the 95% confidence intervals (CI) were recorded respectively.ResultsNineteen patients suffering from PJF had much smaller postoperative SPI (P = 0.015), but much larger TK postoperatively (P < 0.001). ROC analysis determined the best cutoff value of 0.82 for SPI (sensitivity = 88.5%, specificity = 57.9%; AUC = 0.719, 95%CI: 0.612–0.864; P = 0.003). There were 19 and 80 cases in the observational (SPI ≤ 0.82) and control group (SPI > 0.82) respectively. The incidence of PJF in the observational group was much higher (11/19 VS 8/80, P < 0.001); further logistic regression analysis showed that SPI ≤ 0.82 was associated with increased odds of PJF (odds ratio: 12.375; 95%CI: 3.851–39.771). PJF-free survival time in the observational group decreased significantly (P < 0.001, log-rank test), moreover, multivariate analysis demonstrated that a value of SPI ≤ 0.82 (HR 6.626, 95%CI: 1.981–12.165) was significantly associated with PJF.ConclusionsFor ASD patients underwent long-fusion surgeries, the SPI should be over 0.82. The incidence of PJF may increase by 12-fold in such individuals with the immediate SPI ≤ 0.82 postoperatively.
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